A few years back I got hold of some Houston Rodeo tickets from work. The tickets were being handed out pretty freely so many of us in the office ended us with tickets and so we decided to made a day of it. We generally don’t do much together outside of work so it a big to do and we all had a good time. For not having to pay for the tickets, we ended up with some pretty descent seats and had a clear view the whole time, which really is a big deal considering that you are sitting there for several hours at a time. There is nothing worse than having bad seats at an event like this. The only thing worse than having bad seats is being stuck close by a little kid that will not shut up and parents that won’t do anything about them!
I really enjoyed that rodeo and I would really enjoy attending another one, maybe this spring or summer. Think I’ll start looking around online and seeing if anything is supposed to be going on rodeo wise some where in the surrounding towns and counties. I like going to outside events. I don’t like being stuck indoors in a big crowd. I like being able to walk around and see everything that is going on everywhere during the whole event. I’ll bet I can find a few people who would like to attend a rodeo with me, something to look forward to!
I heard that they are now saying that over 200 thousand people have lost their lives due to the earthquake in Haiti. That is an amazingly high number of lives lost due to Mother Nature being pissed of! It is good to hear of all of the money that is being raised to help the victims, people pulling together is always a good thing. We need more of that in our daily lives, we’d all be better off.
For several years now Dean has been talking about how much he’d love to move to Philadelphia. He had a college professor who was from Philadelphia and the professor kept talking about how the people there were so nice. He kept saying that it really and truly earned its nickname of the “City of brotherly love.” Since that time Dean has been looking for a job that would allow him to live in Philadelphia. Since he is still young and single it really would not be difficult for him to move there if he got the chance.
I’ve suggested that while he is looking for a job there that he should also be taking a look at the options in Philadelphia apartments. Knowing how much it will cost to live there should have an impact on what kind of job he should be looking for, in terms of wages. And since this would be Dean’s first experience living away from his parent’s home, I’ve advised him to plan on a lot of things that he probably never even thought of before, in terms of living expenses. He needs to find out if the rent includes the utilites, if it includes admission to any gyms or pools, what the neighborhood is like, how close it is to public transportation and grocery stores, and health care. All of these things are important to consider when looking for a place to live.
My wife asked me yesterday what I’d like to do if we could get a loan to do anything we wanted to do. I gave her a funny look and told her that the only loan we could get right now would be one of those emergency loans that we see advertised on television that I’d really like to stay away from! She sighed and said, no I’m talking about what would you want to buy if we had the money to use for fun! She said the sky’s the limit!
After the first blush of buying a new John Deere tractor and a new Corvette, and a new wide screen television, I think that I’d like to build a custom made full sized storybook style castle. Of course it would have to have modern amenities and be energy efficient, but I’d love to have a full moat and drawbridge, turrets, courtyards, and great halls for entertaining and dancing.
Of course the castle would have the most modern professional commercial kitchen, with propane range tops. I’d love to have windmills nearby to generate power! It would be decorated with gold leaf thrones and lush purple velvet. Only the finest tapestries and carpets. Inside the castle would also be an atrium with a wonderful spa pool to relax in.
Of course no castle would be complete without stables and fine horses and coaches.
Then I’d like to host Medieval Renaissance Fairs there every year. I’d love to see some jousting tournaments in my very own courtyard! And we could make some money by renting out the halls for weddings, parties and events. Maybe even turn it into a Bed and Breakfast! What a hoot that would be!
I was so surprised and saddened to hear about the earthquake that hit Haiti! So many people killed or injured. So many buildings ruined! I cannot even begin to imagine the horror that those people are experiencing. I hope that the humanitarian efforts are successful. I was talking to my nephew just the other day about how he might want to volunteer to join the Red Cross and become part of a disaster relief team. I wonder now if this tragedy will motivate him at all to look further into it.
Cici has been talking about her sister that went to a sono bello center last week to see about having some liposuction done. She has been trying to diet and exercise her way back into her “pre-baby” figure for several years now and has gotten quite discouraged. A good friend of hers recommended liposuction. I hope it helps her to feel better about herself and that it goes smoothly.
I’ve always like penguins! I was cruising the youtube site and found this really funny video of a penguin racing down a luge. It is being presented as an animal olympic type race. What a riot!
My wife and I decided to stay home for New Year’s Eve and just relax at home. We had a really nice dinner – beef stroganoff; one of my favorites! A nice bottle of wine, some home made bread. Relax by the fireplace and put on some mood music, dance a couple of slow dances.
The ringing phone blew those plans apart – my sister-in-law called us, in a panic. Her daughter had borrowed her car and hit a deer on the way home. The car is undriveable. She was calling me to ask me to go out with my truck and find the daughter and take care of the situation as best as I could. Since the accident was closer to my place than to hers it was hard to say no.
So my wife and I bundled up and hopped in the truck, off in search of the wrecked car. Sure enough, the front end was bashed up pretty good. We called for a tow truck and drove our niece back home. Thankfully she wasn’t injured herself – the deer was a large six point buck! Too bad for the deer, it didn’t survive the crash.
So the new year is off to a bad start – a car wreck on New Year’s Eve! Well, maybe that’s just a bad ending to the decade and we hope that this new year will be an improvement….